Some people write:
<< <<Yes, but don't forget that Chandler wrote
about several female
characters who had "cornflower blue"
eyes (i.e, close to purple).>>
I beg to differ. If I remember my 64 box of crayons
correctly, cornflower was
almost a pastel blue, very light, no where near purple.
Definitely a possible
color in eyes.
>>
I feel sort of silly bringing this up, but since I did the
work under other circumstances, I'll mention this tidbit
here. Berenice Hollis of Willeford's
"Burnt Orange Heresy" has "cornflower-blue eyes." Perhaps we
have an homage to Chandler here, and sometimes a word in not
just what it describes. Sure it's saying that Berenice has
light blue eyes, but it is also reminding us that narrator
Figueras is an art critic (and so he picks all sorts of odd
colors like "saffron" and "golden maple" and "grisaille").
Also, Berenice is described with all sorts of food terms,
thus "corn" works there, and she is a
"country girl"--"corn" works with that too. Them good writers
do double or triple or quadruple duty with their words.
--Other Doug
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